Red House Chords
Red House by John The Ghost is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D A Em G
verse 1
D A
Listening to red house
Em
Sitting in my white shirt
G
When I thought about the grass stains
Thought about the red dirt.
D A
It's funny when Spring blooms
Em
The funny way the birds sing
G
I always think I'm gonna sing too
But I forget the melody.
Chorus
D A
La, da, da, da.
Em
La, da, da, da.
G
Or something like that.
verse 2
D A Em
High school's been dead now for ten years
G
Isn't that some shit?
D A Em
And from here on out you'll, you'll keep on losing things
G
So get used to it.
D A Em
She said she wished we lived different lives
G
Now that's some shit
D A Em
And the only thing I'm good for is a melody and some poor advice
G
So here it is.
Chorus
D A
La, da, da, da.
Em
La, da, da, da.
G
Oh I forget.
D A
La, da, da, da.
Em
La, da, da, da.
G
Or something like that.
Bridge
D A
Listening to red house
Em
Sitting in my white shirt
G
See every day's a funeral
Or every day's a new birth.
D A
If you're not everything
Em
You're nothing till you try to be
G
Nobody needs saving
Just a little bit of empathy.
Outro
D A Em G
You can't save the ones you love,
D A Em
You can't save the ones you love,
G
But who would really want to?
D A Em
You can't save the ones you love,
G
But who would really want to?
D A Em G
You can't save the ones you love.